Science news articles about 'human gene expression'

  • Genetic ancestry of African-Americans reveals new insights about gene expression

    ... open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Gene expression is known to vary among individuals ... conclude that only about 12% of heritable variation in human gene expression is due to cis regulation. First ...
  • Study finds value in 'junk' DNA

    ... exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher organisms like animals and plants ... impact of Alu-derived exons on human gene expression, the researchers used a high-density exon ...
  • Cancer: The cost of being smarter than chimps?

    ... Nalini Polivarapu, compared chimp-human gene expression patterns in five tissues: brain ... cancer cells. "The results from our analysis suggest that humans aren't as efficient as chimpanzees in carrying ...

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